# Incident 20260103000039I: Airbus S A S A321-271NX, Houston, TX, January 3, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2026, 11:12 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: George Bush Intercontinental/H
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14506, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus S A S A321-271NX (registry code 3930916, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-s-a-s-a321-271nx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE PW1133G-JM (registry code 34600, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-pw1133g-jm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS S A S A321-271NX
- Reported engine: IAE PW1133G-JM
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260103000039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING APPROACH INTO IAH AT APPROX. 400FL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BIRDSTRIKE TO LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND #1 ENGINE.  IAHMM PERFORMED INSP OF E1 TEC AND LPT STAGE 3 BLADES NO DEFECT NOTED REF AMM 72-00-00-210-812-A. PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSP OF E1 LPC ASSEMBLY FOUND BIRD DEBRIS ONLY NO DEFECT NOTED REF AMM 72-31-00-290-802-A. PERFORMED E1 HPC AIRFOILS INSP NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD DEBRIS OR DEFECT NOTED REF AMM 72-35-00-290-801-A. E1 STRUCTURAL GUIDE VANE (SGV) OUTER LINER SEGMENT CRACKED - REPLACED THE CRACKED SEGMENT REF AMM TASK 72-21-05-400-803-A

DENT ON THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FR2 AND FR3 AT APPROXIMATELY -Z819 DIRECTLY FWD OF THE STANDBY STATIC PORT AND INSIDE THE RVSM AREA BELOW THE CAPTAIN'S WINDOW - THE REPAIR, WITHIN THE RVSM CRITICAL AREA, IS APPROVED PER AIRBUS RDAF REF. 718704/007/2026#A

AND WILL NOT AFFECT RVSM OPERATIONS.  C/W REPAIR.

COMPLIED WITH BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION AND CLEANED ALL SIGNS OF BIRD STRIKE REF AMM 05-51-14-941-051-A - AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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